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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tausolo receive for his actions in Iraq?

2. What color does Kristy paint her bedroom and living room walls?

3. A week after Adam checks into Pathway house, how many texts does Saskia send Adam?

4. In Chapter 11, how much weight has Adam lost?

5. In Chapter 15, how many years after World War II does the Surgeon General's father still scream in his sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lesson does Kristy learn about her husband's death in Chapter 10, and how does she learn that lesson?

2. How did Jessie and Kristy meet?

3. What is the program like at Pathway Home?

4. Why did Kristy start keeping records of things that happened with Jessie, and how long did she keep her records?

5. What happens to Jaxson at the end of Chapter 14?

6. What are the effects of traumatic brain injury for Tausolo?

7. In Chapter 14, what was Shawnee Hoffman doing the night that Danny killed himself and what did she find when she came home?

8. Why does Saskia quit her job in Chapter 11?

9. At the end of Chapter 12, what does Tausolo see in a sergeant's office?

10. What were Adam's flights like to California?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Adam is diagnosed with PTSD. How does PTSD affect Adam and his family? Are the effects of PTSD mostly positive or negative?

Essay Topic 2

Adam and others struggled to get the help they needed. Why is it so hard for soldiers and their families to get help? Why do families become desperate when help is not forthcoming?

Essay Topic 3

Adam feels responsible for James Doster’s death. Why does Adam feel responsible for James’s death? How does the responsibility that Adam feels lead to guilt?

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